PG-13 | 2h 29min | Drama | 29 July 2022 (USA)
Ron Howard is one of the rarest persons of his type in the movie business. Very few child actors make the successful transition to teen roles, and even fewer make it to professional adulthood.
Howard went from Opie in “The Andy Griffith Show” to Richie in “Happy Days” seemingly overnight and, in 1977, before his run on the latter show ended, he co-wrote, starred in, and directed his first feature (“Grand Theft Auto”).
Director Ron Howard (R) and cast in “Thirteen Lives.” (Amazon Studios)To date, Howard has directed 28 features and most of them are pretty good, while a handful could rightfully qualify as excellent. His last true live-action winner (“Rush”) came out nearly a decade ago, and his only worthwhile films since then are the superb music documentaries “Made in America,” “Eight Days a Week,” and “Pavarotti.”…